Wimbledon Tennis 2016 Men's Final: Early Predictions for Andy Murray at US Open

Andy Murray claimed his third Grand Slam and second Wimbledon title as he beat Canada's Milos Raonic 6-4, 7-6(3), 7-6(2) on Sunday.

The Scot had been favourite for the title in SW19 since world No. 1 Novak Djokovic was surprisingly knocked out by Sam Querrey in the third round.

But Murray still had to see off the likes of Nick Kyrgios, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Tomas Berdych to reach the final, where he beat Raonic in brutally efficient fashion.

In front of a partisan Centre Court crowd, the world No. 2 was not broken once and managed to blunt his opponent's huge serve with some stunning returning.

In his 11th Grand Slam final—his first against a player other than Djokovic or Roger Federer—Murray got the job done in a little short of three hours, per Wimbledon:

Following the celebrations, Murray will now look ahead to the U.S. Open—the final major of the year—which begins at Flushing Meadows in New York on August 29.

Murray triumphed in 2012 to win his first Grand Slam but has since failed to get any further than the last eight.

However, this year he will go into the tournament on a huge high after an impressive 2016 from the 29-year-old.

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Murray has reached all three Grand Slam finals so far this year, losing to Djokovic at the Australian Open and the French Open.

In all likelihood the Serbian star will not crash out early in New York. But, similarly, it is difficult to see anyone other than Djokovic getting the better of Murray at the U.S. Open.

Federer, 34, is unquestionably one of the greatest players ever to grace a tennis court, but the years finally looked to be catching up with him as he lost to Raonic in five sets at Wimbledon on Friday, per the Sunday World's Kevin Palmer:

Rafael Nadal is always a threat but has been a long way from his best in recent injury-hit years, while he had to sit out of Wimbledon 2016 because of a wrist problem, per BBC Sport. 

Outside of Nadal, Federer and Djokovic, there are plenty of talented players who will hope to go deep at the U.S. Open, not least Raonic, who has come on leaps and bounds in 2016.

Stan Wawrinka has Grand Slam-winning pedigree, as does Marin Cilic—having surprisingly taken the title at Flushing Meadows in 2014.

However, the so-called Big Four remain a class apart from the rest, per the Mail on Sunday's Oliver Holt:

And Djokovic and Murray are the dominant forces in 2016. It is difficult to see any other duo battling it out for the 2016 U.S. Open.

Djokovic may have gone out early at Wimbledon, but it is unlikely to happen again. Murray is in flying form and can make it four out of four for Grand Slam finals in 2016.

However, despite how good he has looked recently and his Wimbledon win, the Briton is still likely to struggle to prevail if he comes up against the world No. 1 again.

Prediction: Murray to face Djokovic in the 2016 U.S. Open final and lose in five sets.